Police have issued an update on the condition of a man in his 50s who was stabbed in Leyton.
On Monday, April 14 police were called just before 3.30pm to Church Road following reports of a stabbing.
Officers attended the scene alongside the London Ambulance Service who treated the man for stab wounds before taking him to hospital.
Today (April 15), police have confirmed that the victim's injuries are “non-life threatening and non-life changing”.
He remains in hospital.
Kumar owns a shop right by the police cordon.
He said: “People are scared. I am also sometimes scared, when these kinds of things [happen].
“These kind of things - stabbings - are normal in this area.”
Claire, a Leyton mother, said: “My son is 18, my youngest. And if he is not in the time that he is going to be, I am on the phone.
“Where are you? I need to know. Because nobody is going to be knocking my door.
“It is getting from bad to worse. They have closed down all these facilities for these children. So that is what they do. They cause problems.
“What have they put in there for these children to go and release their frustration? Nothing. So, they are doing it on the streets. They are doing it outside your door.”
There have been no arrests at this stage and the investigation is ongoing.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "The victim's injuries have been deemed to be non-life threatening and non-life changing.
“He remains in hospital.
“There have been no arrests as of yet.
“Investigation is ongoing.
“On Monday, 14 April police were called at 15:29hrs to Church Road, Leyton following reports of a stabbing.
“Officers attended the scene alongside the London Ambulance Service who treated a man in his 50s for stab wounds before taking him to hospital.”
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